A TEENAGE motorbike rider has suffered serious injuries in a crash in Dudley.

The accident happened at the junction of Tansey Hill Avenue and Oakham Road at around 5.18pm yesterday (Tuesday May 24).

A motorbike and a car crashed leaving the teenaged bike rider with serious injuries.

He was treated at the scene by medics before being taken to the QE hospital.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a collision between a car and a motorbike at the junction of Tansey Hill Avenue and Oakham Road at 5.18pm on Tuesday.

"Two ambulances and a MERIT trauma doctor attended the scene.

"On arrival we discovered a teenage male, who was the motorcyclist, who had suffered serious injuries in the collision.

"Following treatment at the scene, he was transported to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham for further treatment."